When the Tall Ships race came to Aberdeen in 1997, it not only created a massive buzz in the city.
It also boosted the north-east economy by more than £10million.
According to a report by consultants System Three and Segal Wickstead, around 558,000 visitors descended on the Granite City for the race, and £10.3million was generated for the Grampian area.
Rita Stephen, the assistant director of Aberdeen City Council’s economic development department, said at the time: “This event was a great platform to promote Aberdeen to the rest of the world and we are confident that many people will make a return visit in the near future to sample our other attractions.”
These pictures from our archives capture the excitement of when the Tall Ships came to Aberdeen.
Pictures capture excitement of Tall Ships visit to Aberdeen in 1997
